Our products and services differ based on state. Please select your state (or the state you're interested in) from the list to the left.
Why do our products and services differ based on state? Because our business is regulated by state. We have regulated operations in eight Western and Midwestern states. The different regulatory body for each state we serve determines what products and services we deliver in that state.
Operations at a Glance
Operations at a Glance
All the key facts about our company at your fingertips
Overview
Xcel Energy is a major U.S. electric and natural gas company, with annual revenues of $10.1 billion. Based in Minneapolis, Minn., we have regulated operations in eight Midwestern and Western states, and provide a comprehensive portfolio of energy-related products and services to approximately 3.4 million electricity customers and 1.9 million natural gas customers through four operating companies.
States served:
Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin
Employees:
12,169 (includes full-time, part-time and temporary employees as of 12/31/2012)
2012 Total revenues:
$10.1 billion
2012 Earnings:
$905 million
2012 Total corporate giving:
$37.7 million (includes donations from the Xcel Energy Foundation, energy assistance contributions, employee giving programs and in-kind contributions, as well s the value of employee volunteer hours)
2012 Energy assistance contributions:
$7.1 million
Electricity operations
2012 Electricity revenues: $8.5 billion
Customers: 3.4 million
Transmission lines: 87,617 conductor miles
Distribution lines: 193,114 conductor miles
Natural gas operations
2012 Natural gas revenues: $1.5 billion
Customers: 1.9 million
Transmission pipeline: 2,484 miles
Distribution pipeline: 35,156 miles
2012 Owned Generating Plants
| Type | Plants | Summer Net Dependable Capacity in Megawatts (MW)* | Units |
| Coal | 13 | 7,597 MW | 27 |
| Natural Gas | 27 | 6,758 MW | 69 |
| Nuclear | 2 | 1,594 MW | 3 |
| Hydro | 26 | 378 MW | 79 |
| Oil | 3 | 10 MW | 14 |
| Refuse-Derived Fuel | 3 | 52 MW | 6 |
| Wind | 3 | 326 MW** | 238 |
| Solar | 4 | 42* MW | 4 |
| Total | 77 | 16,785 MW | 440 |
*Net generating capacity is 327 MW for Xcel Energy owned wind energy facilities. Summer net dependable capacity is determined to be lower because wind generation is an intermittent resource and is only available when ambient wind conditions exist.
